Patents by Inventor Winter Karl

Winter Karl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Free Spinning Wheel for Airplanes
    Publication number: 20140048648
    Abstract: The landing gear wheels of an aircraft include modified tires mounted on the rim of the wheel include a plurality of fins integral with the sidewall of the tires and configured to catch the wind created by movement of the aircraft through the air for spinning the wheel in a forward motion direction when the landing gear has been deployed and before the aircraft touches down, thereby reducing the friction between the runway and the tire upon touchdown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Winter Karl